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2007 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 25th.
Differential of -9 points (-0.6/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Coached by Sean Payton (7-9-0)
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2007 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Drew Brees | 28 | 6 | 16 | 440 for 652, 4,423 yards, 28 td, 18 int, & 23 rushes for 52 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| RB | Reggie Bush | 22 | 1 | 10 | 157 rushes for 581 yards, 4 td, & 73 catches for 417 yards and 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| RB | Aaron Stecker | 32 | 7 | 6 | 115 rushes for 448 yards, 5 td, & 36 catches for 211 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Mike Karney | 26 | 3 | 9 | 11 rushes for 17 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Marques Colston | 24 | 1 | 14 | 98 catches for 1,202 yards, 11 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| WR | Devery Henderson | 25 | 3 | 9 | 20 catches for 409 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| WR | David Patten | 33 | 10 | 5 | 54 catches for 792 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Eric Johnson | 28 | 6 | 12 | 48 catches for 378 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 224th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Billy Miller | 30 | 8 | 6 | 27 catches for 328 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Jammal Brown | 26 | 2 | 15 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
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| LG | Jamar Nesbit | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Jeff Faine | 26 | 4 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
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| RG | Jahri Evans | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 |
| RT | Jon Stinchcomb | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charles Grant | 29 | 5 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Hollis Thomas | 33 | 11 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Brian Young | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Antwan Lake | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Will Smith | 26 | 3 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Scott Fujita | 28 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Mark Simoneau | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Scott Shanle | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Mike McKenzie | 31 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Jason David | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 125th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Roman Harper | 25 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
| FS | Josh Bullocks | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Olindo Mare | 34 | 10 | 0 | 10 of 17 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Steve Weatherford | 25 | 1 | 0 | 63 punts for a 43.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Lance Moore | 24 | 1 | 4 | 20 punt returns for a 9.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Pierre Thomas | 23 | Rook | 1 | 36 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chris Barclay | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 10/15/1983 | Rook | |
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | 35 | DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 13 | |
| 69 | McKinley Boykin | 24 | DT | 3 | 0 | 290 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 3/24/1983 | Rook | |
| 35 | Jamaal Branch | 26 | RB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Colgate | 1/30/1981 | 1 | |
| 9 | Drew Brees | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/15/1979 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| 70 | Jammal Brown | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 313 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 3/30/1981 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/28/1983 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | 22 | RB | 12 | 10 | 200 | 6-0 | USC | 3/2/1985 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Towson State | 8/19/1984 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2007 |
| 71 | Kendrick Clancy | 29 | DT | 14 | 2 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 12 | Marques Colston | 24 | WR | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 6/5/1983 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| 97 | Josh Cooper | 27 | DE | 13 | 2 | 261 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 12/5/1980 | 3 | |
| 18 | Terrance Copper | 25 | WR | 15 | 1 | 204 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 3/12/1982 | 3 | |
| 21 | Jason Craft | 31 | DB | 16 | 4 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 2/13/1976 | 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 160th pick / 1999 |
| 42 | Jason David | 25 | DB | 13 | 12 | 165 | 5-8 | Washington State | 6/12/1982 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 125th pick / 2004 |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 316 | 6-4 | Bloomsburg | 8/22/1983 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 |
| 54 | Troy Evans | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/3/1977 | 5 | |
| 52 | Jeff Faine | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 303 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1981 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| 56 | Alfred Fincher | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | Connecticut | 8/15/1983 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2005 |
| 55 | Scott Fujita | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-5 | California | 4/28/1979 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| 85 | Ronnie Ghent | 27 | TE | 8 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/5/1980 | Rook | |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | 29 | G | 13 | 2 | 318 | 6-3 | Michigan,Ohio | 12/2/1978 | 5 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| 1 | Martin Gramatica | 32 | K | 3 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Kansas State | 11/27/1975 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1999 |
| 94 | Charles Grant | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 282 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/3/1978 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| 41 | Roman Harper | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/11/1982 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | 25 | WR | 16 | 9 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1982 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 30 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/23/1977 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 82 | Eric Johnson | 28 | TE | 14 | 12 | 256 | 6-3 | Yale | 9/15/1979 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 224th pick / 2001 |
| 43 | Kevin Kaesviharn | 31 | DB | 16 | 3 | 194 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 8/29/1976 | 6 | |
| 44 | Mike Karney | 26 | FB | 16 | 9 | 254 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 7/6/1981 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| 96 | Antwan Lake | 28 | DE | 15 | 7 | 308 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1979 | 5 | |
| 2 | Olindo Mare | 34 | K | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | MacMurray,Syracuse | 6/6/1973 | 10 | |
| 10 | Jamie Martin | 37 | QB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Weber State | 2/8/1970 | 11 | |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | 29 | RB | 3 | 3 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| 59 | Matt McCoy | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 10/14/1982 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005 |
| 34 | Mike McKenzie | 31 | DB | 15 | 15 | 194 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/26/1976 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| 83 | Billy Miller | 30 | TE | 16 | 6 | 245 | 6-3 | USC | 4/24/1977 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/21/1984 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 220th pick / 2007 |
| 16 | Lance Moore | 24 | WR | 16 | 4 | 177 | 5-9 | Toledo | 8/31/1983 | 1 | |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | 31 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | 8 | |
| 86 | John Owens | 27 | TE | 8 | 0 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| 81 | David Patten | 33 | WR | 16 | 5 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 10 | |
| 39 | Chris Reis | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/19/1983 | Rook | |
| 93 | Josh Savage | 27 | DE | 1 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Utah | 9/28/1980 | 3 | |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/23/1979 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| 51 | Brian Simmons | 32 | LB | 16 | 3 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 1/16/1977 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Will Smith | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/4/1981 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | 32 | RB | 16 | 6 | 213 | 5-10 | Western Illinois,Wisconsin | 11/13/1975 | 7 | |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/27/1979 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Zach Strief | 24 | G | 16 | 1 | 349 | 6-7 | Northwestern | 9/22/1983 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 210th pick / 2006 |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | 34 | DB | 7 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 11 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| 99 | Hollis Thomas | 33 | DT | 16 | 14 | 306 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/10/1974 | 11 | |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | 23 | RB | 12 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/18/1984 | Rook | |
| 7 | Steve Weatherford | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/17/1982 | 1 | |
| 98 | Renaldo Wynn | 33 | DE-DT | 12 | 1 | 292 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/3/1974 | 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 21st pick / 1997 |
| 66 | Brian Young | 30 | DT | 9 | 8 | 298 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 7/8/1977 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
| 38 | Usama Young | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Kent State | 5/8/1985 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 2007 |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 242.7 | 6-1.2 | 4.5 |